Windmill Point Light (Michigan)

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Windmill Point Light
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Windmill Point Light (Michigan)
Location Detroit, United States OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Coordinates 42°21′27″N82°55′54″W / 42.3576°N 82.9318°W / 42.3576; -82.9318
Tower
Constructed1933  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Height45 ft (14 m)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Shapecylinder  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
Lenssixth order Fresnel lens  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Intensity12,000 candela  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Windmill Point Light was a lighthouse built in 1838 at the confluence of the Detroit River and Lake St. Clair in the U.S. state of Michigan. It was funded by a Congressional appropriation of $5,000 in March 1837. [1] The current structure, which dates from 1933, [1] has an octagonal base made of concrete which is one story tall, topped by a 33-foot cylindrical white steel-plate tower. The total height of the structure is 45 feet. [2] The first lighthouse keeper was John Martin, a veteran of the War of 1812. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Windmill Point Lighthouse". LighthouseFriends.
  2. "Windmill Point Light, Detroit". May 1, 2017.
  3. "Historical Architecture of Grosse Pointe – Welcome to the Windmill Point Lighthouse". www.higbiemaxon.com. 16 July 2019.